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, UNITED STATES? JOHN RANDOLF'ELLIOTT, OF CLINTON,

missouar, Assienon'or ONE HALF TO WILLIAMI. A. BODINE,"OF SAME PLACE. II

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,00 3ydatedA'pri110, 188 8.

, Application filed November 10, 1887. Serial No. 254,815. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN RANDOLF ELLIOTT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clinton, in the county of Henry'and State of Missonri,'haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Washing-Machines, of which thefollowing isa specification.

My invention relates to washing;machines; and it consists in certainnovel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying, drawings, which fully illustrate my invention,Figure 1 is aperspective of my improved washing-machine with the coverremoved. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the machine. Fig. 3is a transverseesection-of the same on the line a: x of Fig. 2, lookingin the direction indicated by the arrow; and Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe boiler with the cover and'cylinder removed.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A'designates the boiler, which maybeof any desired size and is preferably oblong in shape, and isprovided-withthe usual handles, a a. In one end of the boiler Iconstruct a steam-chest, B, which extends nearly to the top oftheboiler, as shown, and is provided with the feed-pipe 0, having ascrew-threaded closure or cap, D, and a discharge-spout, E, whichextends inward and slightly; upward, so as to direct thesteam from thesteam-chest onto the clothes in the cylinder F. This cylinder -Fconsists of the circular disks G, havingtheir edges bent slightlyinward, and the rubbers or rubbingbars H, secured to said inwardly-bentedges.

The disks G are each provided with trunnions I I, which rest in bearingsin the upper edges of the boiler, and one of these trunnions is extendedand bent to providean operating crank-handle, J. The disks G are furtherdivided to one side of their centers, so as to provide the lid K.Themeeting edges of the lid and l the main portion L of the disks areprovided with the inwardly-proj'ectingflanges M, which provide a firmbearing for the lid when closed.

The lid is hinged to one side of the main portion of the cylinder, asshown, and on theopposite side it is providedewith two springcatches,N,"which take over the lugs O on the main portion of thecylinder andthereby se cure the lid firmly to its place. The rubbingshown, theangleof the V extending inward,

bars are V-shaped in crossrsection, as clearly so that when the cylinderis revolved the clothes will be forced against the same, as will bepresently more particularly referredto',

A pipe, Q, having a screw-cap, R, is arranged in one corner of theboiler and leads to the the cylinder may be prevented, I provide theplace. y

In practice thesteam-chest is filled or nearly filled w'ith'water,and'water is also poured in then placed in the' water in the boiler, andthe clothes, previously soaked in soapand wawater is. boiling andforming steam in the steam-chest the cylinderis placed in position, thecover applied, and'the cylinder slowly reand through the boiling waterin thelboiler,

celerated by the steam from the, steam-chest, which is forceddirectlyupon the clothes, thereby removing the dirt therefrom. :Thesediment from the clothes will be collected inthe' the boiler, and thewater above the false boteration of washing. Whenthe washing iscompleted, the cylinder is removed andthe clothes taken therefrom, aswillbereadily understood. The cleansing of .themachineis said trunnionswith the annular stops V, which contact with the inner faces of thesides of the 1 boiler, and thereby hold the cylinder to its tom-thuskept practically cleanduring the 0p-- Beneath the cylinder and above thebottom of the boiler I secure the plate P, having a' series of openingstherein, whereby a-perfo rated false bottomis provided for the boiler.

space between the true and false bottoms of T, and providedinits sideedgeswiththe notches U, which fit over the trunnions of the cylind'er,In order that lateral movement of the boiler until the perforated bottomis covj 1 1 ered therewith. A small quantity of soap is ter, are placedin the cylinder. 1 The boiler-is placed on a stove or furnace, and whenthe volved. As the cylinder revolves, the clothes therein will be forcedagainst the rubbing-bars and thus rapidly cleansed. This action isac- 7space between the trueand false bottoms of I greatly facilitated bytheprovision of the pipes Q and G, as by inverting the boiler the waterused in washing will be discharged through said pipes, and clean watermay be poured through the same to cleanse the boiler.

It will be observed that the construction of my device is such that thedirty water in the boiler cannot enter the steam-chest, and consequentlyonly clean water is discharged from the chest through the pipe E ontothe cylinder.

My machine is simple in construction and eflicient in operation, and itsadvantages will be readily appreciated.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

JOHN RANDOLF ELLIOTT.

Vitnesses:

F. S. WARE, ED HUNTER.

